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	New Zealand Bellbird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The New Zealand Bellbird Anthoris melanura is a passerine bird that is endemic to New Zealand, and is commonly known simply as the 'bellbird'.
		The bellbird forms a significant component of the famed New Zealand dawn chorus of bird sounds that was much noted by early European settlers.
		The sound of the bellbird is included as one of the iconic bird sounds in the national radio programme of Radio New Zealand as played on early morning news programmes since about 1972.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anthornis (234 words)

	New Zealand - MSN Encarta
		New Zealand’s location in the Southern Hemisphere, or south of the equator, means that its seasons are opposite to those in the Northern Hemisphere.
		New Zealand is located in the “Roaring Forties” wind belt, an area between latitudes 40° and 50° south where westerly winds sweep across the southern oceans.
		New Zealand is actively engaged in helping to preserve the fragile marine habitats and ecosystems of the South Pacific Ocean.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555687_2/New_Zealand.html (1973 words)

	New Zealand - ninemsn Encarta
		New Zealand lies within the temperate zone: the climate is generally mild and moist, and seasonal differences are not great.
		Before the onset of large-scale European settlement, the dominant form of vegetation in New Zealand was mixed evergreen forest with, particularly on the warmer North Island, dense undergrowth of mosses and ferns.
		When Maori first settled New Zealand there were only two species of lizard—the gecko and the tuatara, a prehistoric survivor with a vestigial third eye—a few species of frog, and two species of bat, the only indigenous mammal.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555687_2/New_Zealand.html (1140 words)

	Bellbird - Wild about New Zealand
		The bellbird is known as the korimako (which is the same name as the hebe), makomako (mako is also the Maori name for shark), or rearea (but this is not very common).
		The female bellbird is a drabber brown colour with a thin white stripe running from the bill across the cheek.
		Bellbirds are common in the South Island and some forested parts and offshore islands of the North Island, however, they are rarely seen on mainland New Zealand from the Waikato northwards with the exception of the Coromandel Peninsula.
	www.wildaboutnz.co.nz /mainsite/BellBird.html (660 words)

	NEW ZEALAND FACTS
		New Zealand is a self-governing country, (a Parlimentary Democracy, although there is talk of a Rebublic within ten years) in the Southern Pacific Ocean, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		Associated with New Zealand are Ross Dependency (in Antarctica) and the Cook Islands (Rarotonga), Tonga, Niue, and Tokelau (All Islands in the Pacific Ocean).
		New Zealand plant life is remarkable in that of the 2000 indigenous species, about 1500 are found nowhere else in the world; examples of such unique plants are the golden kowhai and the scarlet pohutukawa.
	www.ace.net.nz /larryogden/facts.html (1996 words)

	Bellbird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This article is concerned with bellbird as a term for a kind of bird; for other uses of the term see bellbird (disambiguation).
		Bellbird is a name given to several kinds of bird in various regions of the world that are noted for their far-carrying bell-like call.
		The South American bellbirds are members of the genus Procnias.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bellbird (93 words)

	Sign of the Bellbird - Lodge above Christchurch, New Zealand> (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As you start your decent to Bellbird Lodge the drive is a further reminder that you have entered a rural environment and just as you thought you were heading nowhere, Bellbird Lodge appears.
		Bellbird Lodge has continued the spirit of early Canterbury pioneers using volcanic rock to finish this gothic style building that greets you, whether by motor vehicle or air.
		As you enter Bellbird Lodge your senses are heightened by the quietness that surrounds you, balanced by the ambiance of warmth create by the décor.
	www.bellbirdlodge.co.nz /lodge/home.htm (341 words)

	New Zealand Tourist Attractions & New Zealand Tourism \| iExplore.com
		New Zealand is the world’s best kept secret; it contains six of the seven climatic regions on the planet, boasts a series of unparalleled golden-sand beaches, protected marine parks to explore from on or beneath the surface, safe-but-active volcanic areas, pristine snow-capped Alps to ski and climb, prehistoric forests and unique flora and fauna.
		The city of New Plymouth (population 50,000) is well known for its parks and gardens and, in particular, its colorful display of rhododendrons and azaleas in the spring.
		In the south of the North Island, Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, occupies the flat area surrounding the harbor basin and climbs the surrounding steep hillsides overlooking the water.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/New+Zealand/Where+to+Go (3184 words)

	New Zealand Animals
		New Zealand's most unigue animal is the Tuatara, which is a lizard-like reptile that predates the Dinosaur and is considered a living fossil.
		The survival of flightless birds was attributed to the absence of predatory animals, but introduced species have made New Zealand a much less favourable place to live for these birds and subsequently many flightless birds are endangered and some have become extinct.
		New Zealand is also home to many seabirds including the Albatross, which has the longest wing span of any bird in the world.
	www.virtualoceania.net /newzealand/photos/fauna (425 words)

	New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		But even though in New Zealand rainforest the vines choke the space between trees whose roots knot around rocks, and low-hanging branches drip beard-like mosses and lichens, there are no predators that could harm a human.
		New Year's Eve finds us once again strumming the guitars around a lake at a campground and marvelling at the Southern Cross against the Milky Way overhead and wondering that everyone back in Montreal is just waking up on December 31st morning as we sing Auld Lang Syne.
		One goal of the visit to New Zealand is to delve further into the culture of the indiginous people of New Zealand, the Maori.
	www.paulandisabelle.com /diary4-newzealand.htm (3612 words)

	DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
		She was born Mary Elizabeth Gething at Christchurch, New Zealand, on 10 June 1865, the daughter of Hannah Gething and Joseph Brunt, a hotel-keeper.
		She joined the Canterbury Women's Institute in 1895 and was sent as a delegate to the second meeting of the National Council of Women of New Zealand, held in Christchurch in 1897.
		In July 1911 she became the first Christian Science practitioner from New Zealand to be listed in the Christian Science Journal, and in August the mother church recognised the local society as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Christchurch.
	www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=3S19&QuickSearch=true (856 words)

	Hiking New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		PUNGA COVE, New Zealand — The thick rainforest along a trail called the Queen Charlotte Track is full of peculiar sounds: the eerie, clear song of the bellbird, the demented noises of the tui — and the sigh of hikers sinking into unaccustomed luxury.
		The trail guide, with typical New Zealand calmness, describes this 20-kilometer (12.5-mile) section as “undulating.” If that evokes comforting images of a peignor-clad woman stretching luxuriantly, the truth is that the trail first seems like a nightmare monster that keeps growing.
		O Weather: New Zealand’s weather is reliably unreliable and hikers should be prepared for hot sunlight, chilly rains and high winds — all of which often are experienced in the space of a few hours.
	www.rgj.com /cgi-bin/printstory.cgi?publish_date=20010114&story=979526962 (1127 words)

	New Zealand Birding Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although New Zealand has changed significantly since humans arrived through loss of habitat and introduction of mammals, there are still many opportunities to experience New Zealand's unique wildlife.
		Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand meaning the land of the long white cloud is one of the world's unique birding destinations.
		From the elusive flightless bird the Kiwi, that New Zealanders take as their own identity symbol, to some of the rarest endangered species and world renowned recovery programs, a New Zealand birding holiday is played out against a 100% pure backdrop of breathtaking beauty.
	www.birdingnz.co.nz (144 words)

	bellbird, Anthornis melanura (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The bellbirds have made this garden their own, the tuis being just infrequent casual visitors, coming mainly for the kowhai in the spring which they totally appropriate and will not let any other bird near.
		The impact of the European on the bellbird at first took the form of a rapid and alarming reduction in the number of birds, especially in the cleared portions of the country but also decreases took place in forested districts.
		The bellbird, like the kiwi is especially our own, as it is found no where else but in New Zealand.
	www.nzbirds.com /birds/korimako.html (1018 words)

	New Zealand Bellbird: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) is a bird[Click link for more facts about this topic] of greenish colouration that is endemic endemic (ecology) quick summary:
		Endemic in biology and ecology means exclusively native to a place or biota....
		New zealand is an independent sovereign state in the south-western pacific ocean....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/ne/new_zealand_bellbird.htm (306 words)

	dave's birding miscellany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A furtive NEW ZEALAND ROBIN flitted across the road, and I crept into the dark understory for good views of this species.
		There were NEW ZEALAND SCAUP in a lake, and SADDLEBACKS visiting feeders along with a creative KAKA that managed to navigate the platforms designed for much smaller species.
		NEW ZEALAND PIGEONS were also seen displaying; this species seems to be doing quite well, occurring commonly in Wellington suburbs as well as more remote and protected forest.
	www.uoguelph.ca /~jgeale/reports/nz0304.htm (3094 words)

	Tour Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		New Zealand — the ‘Land of the Long White Cloud' is the most remote major landmass of the globe.
		Isolated from the rest of the world for tens of millions of years, New Zealand is now a veritable treasure trove of natural wonders, a living natural history museum that is a reminder of a time now long past - a land of ancient conifers, tree ferns and prehistoric flightless birds, reptiles and insects.
		For the birdwatcher the principal attraction of New Zealand is its exciting mixture of endemic birds (over 50 endemic species occur on the main islands) and the finest collection of pelagic seabirds in the world.
	www.birdquest.co.uk /tours_easybird_detail.cfm?TourID=408 (3358 words)

	New Zealand 1999
		This trip was the third New Zealand birding excursion organized by Ross Silcock, a New Zealand native currently residing in Tabor, Iowa.
		Birding New Zealand requires long treks between places, and often we would drive much of a day (through scenery that ranged from pleasant to downright spectacular) to a location that would add one or a few species to the trip list.
		One of the new arrivals was attacked vigorously by a nesting oystercatcher, but it finally made its way up the shelf and began to climb laboriously up a steep sandy slope, slipping back a good deal.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/NewZealand99.html (17716 words)

	RNZI - About Us
		We are New Zealand's only shortwave station, broadcasting to the Island nations of the Pacific.
		Radio New Zealand International will be a friendly, trusted voice, talking with listeners in neighbouring South Pacific countries and elsewhere about life in our country and region, the things we can offer, and the parts we can play in Pacific and world affairs.
		We are part of Radio New Zealand Limited, but we are funded by The Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
	www.rnzi.com /pages/about.php (611 words)

	natureandco.com - Urewera National Park, New Zealand
		These forests are still inhabited by some of the most endangered native birds of New Zealand, such as kiwi, kokako, kaka and blue duck.
		Lakes Waikaremoana and Waikareiti are two major lanforms born of the geological history of the park, and contribute greatly to its recreational attraction.
		The south of the park is a stronghold for the wild populations of kowhai gnutukaka (kakabeak).
	www.natureandco.co.nz /land_and_wildlife/national_parks/urewera/idx-urewera.php3 (1395 words)

	InfoHub Forums - Reply to Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae Two at Pureora; one at Fox Glacier; one at Hooker Valley.
		New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis Seen Pureora (North Island), and many on Stewart Island and Ulva Island.
		New Zealand Robin Petroica australis North Island race seen Tiri and Pureora; South Island race seen Motuara Is, and Ulva Is.
	www.infohub.com /forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=2643 (1906 words)

	TerraNature \| New Zealand Ecology - Native birds list
		"Few people are aware that, as the authors claim, New Zealand has a better record of the birds that lived over the past 100,000 years than any other area of the world.
		The avifauna is the strongest feature of New Zealand biodiversity, and most strongly represents the evolution of unique species in a long period of isolation without mammals.
		Left bottom: Large kauri, permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
	www.terranature.org /nativeBirds_list.htm (314 words)

	New Zealand Trip Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After supper some of us walked by the lake enjoying the sunset over the distant volcanic peaks and flocks of New Zealand Scaup and Black Swan close into the shore parts of which were steaming with hot springs.
		As we watched this shy denizen of the New Zealand forest glided into the trees overhead, clambering its way up the branches, giving good views of its fl mask and blue wattles, its mournful calls echoing through the trees.
		This produced a new mammal in the shape of a pod of Pilot Whales offshore, together with Dusky Dolphins: distant views but very visible in the flat calm conditions.
	www.naturalist.co.uk /reports2002/newzealand.php (7119 words)

	Birdquest, Trip Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A species total of 147 was even better than last year and included all three endemic families (Kiwis, New Zealand Wrens and Wattlebirds), 42 endemic species and a great total of 30 species of Procellariidae (including seven species of albatross, seven shearwaters, four pterodromas, three Procellaria petrels and four storm-petrels).
		So on to the final one of New Zealand's main islands, and once on terra firma we headed off in the direction of Taupo but with a few stops along the way.
		After lunch we visited Beehive Island where we got some good views of eight or so New Zealand Dotterels and eventually a stunning male Shore Plover put on a fine performance and was a suitable end to our day as the trip back to Whangaparaoa produced little of interest.
	www.birdquest.co.uk /trip_reports_detail.cfm?ReportID=321 (3340 words)

	Worldbirder.com - Photo Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		New Zealand As a New Zealand Robin fed around my feet I spotted the bird we were looking for....
		This is a comprehensive introduction to birdwatching in Australia and New Zealand, linking bird observation to habitat with a special emphasis on conservation.
		This new edition is again one of the most comprehensive guides to New Zealand.
	www.worldbirder.com /photonew/xpages/photo.asp?PhotoID=288 (269 words)

	New Zealand Day Out travel guide - Audio Guides for your PDA, iPod or MP3 Player
		New Zealand Accommodation (lodging) types covered are: bed and breakfast, backpacker, motel, backpacker lodge, camping site, holiday park, Doc (Department of Conservation) campsites, hotel, campervan, motor home.
		New Zealand cities, towns and resorts include:- Whangarei, Auckland, (Aukland), Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Rotorua, Bay of Islands, Paihia, Russell, Hanmer, (Hamner), Queenstown, Nelson, Blenheim, Napier, Oamaru, Tauranga, Te Anau, Milford, Geraldine, Lake Tekapo.
		New Zealand travel guides:- These downloadable guides come in two forms, written (pdf) format and audio guides (audioguides) in mp3 format.
	www.dayout.co.nz (872 words)

	Kiwi Dundee Adventures - Personalised Walks and Eco-Tours in The Coromandel Peninsula and New Zealand Wide
		New Zealand is a paradise of native forests, spectacular mountains and national parks, horticulture and farming, coastal scenery, glowworms, unique culture, and friendly people!
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		A most professional approach delivered with a genuine warmth and friendliness that New Zealander's are renowned for.
	www.kiwidundee.co.nz (355 words)

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